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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
That's why these tuxedocomputers guys kept stick to my memory. Were I in the situation of getting a new laptop I'd have given them a try. I'm also too tired with tinkering to get things work which should do from the beginning on. (like a laptops sensors, special keys, info LEDs etc)
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This comment is not specifically aimed at you, but please note that with "tinkering", I don't mean "putting settings right"
I don't mind settings. On a new computer, I mostly install the bare minimum, and then install applications and change settings as I go. After some time, the computer gets set up as I want it just through normal usage.
What I do mind is installing the operating system, and then having to read a 12 page how-to to get the laptop's hotkeys working, then another 10 pages on how Bumblebee/Primus should be installed (Bumblebee or Primus? Optirun or Primusrun?) Then, installing CUPS and my three printers (even though they have Linux drivers, it's still a pain in the butt... especially the labelprinter, because it would need Wine to run the dedicated software).
For 15 years (since I've started to use Linux for some things), many things that require only a download and doubleclick in Windows, require pages long howto's in Linux. On the other hand, I wish Windows would have a repository-like system, or at least the option to install and/or remove software all at once. I know about Chocolatey.org, but I mean, built into the OS; and the Windows Store isn't it.